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Lingering Snow and Gusty Winds in the Southeast; Wet Weather Developing Across the Desert Southwest

A departing storm may continue to produce snow and gusty winds across portions of North Carolina through the morning commute on Friday. Later Friday and Saturday, a storm system is forecast to move into Southern California and the Desert Southwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snowfall. Flash flooding will be possible across portions of Arizona on Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Acadiana Regional Airport (KARA)

Lat: 30.03°NLon: 91.88°WElev: 13ft.

Overcast

44°F

7°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed N 17 mph
Barometer 30.45 in (1031.2 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill36°F (2°C)
Last update 21 Feb 12:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Erath LA

Wind Advisory until February 21, 03:00am
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until February 21, 03:00am

    NOW until
    3:00am Fri

    Wind Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Decreasing
    Clouds

    Low: 35 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 52 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Patchy Frost

    Low: 33 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

    High: 59 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 44 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 66 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Slight Chance
    Showers

    Low: 56 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Showers
    Likely

    High: 72 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 33. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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Point Forecast:
Erath LA
 29.95°N 92.03°W
Last Update:
12:06 am CST Feb 21, 2020
Forecast Valid:
12am CST Feb 21, 2020-6pm CST Feb 26, 2020
 
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